Why Has the AU Been Silent On the Ethiopian Dam Dispute?
Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan are currently engaged in vital talks over the dispute relating to the filling and operation of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam on the Nile River. While outside players are increasingly present in the negotiations, the African Union is playing a marginal role, write Meressa K Dessu, Dawit Yohanness and Roba Sharamo for the Institute for Security Studies.
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Africa:
Don't Kill Each Other Over Nile Water, Says Museveni
Monitor, 25 February 2020
President Museveni has told countries sharing the River Nile to cease tension over the water and widen their consumption to River Congo in the neighbouring Democratic Republic of… Read more »
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Ethiopia:
No Deal Yet on Nile Talks, Ethiopia Says
East African, 15 February 2020
Ethiopian officials announced on Friday that negotiations between them and Sudan and Egypt that this past week in Washington ended without a final agreement on the longstanding… Read more »
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Africa:
Washington Round of Talks On GERD Concluded
SNA, 14 February 2020
The round of talks on Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam(GERD) held in Washington, US , during February 12-13 with participation of Ministers of Foreign Affairs and Irrigation of… Read more »
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Sudan:
Irrigation Minister - Sudan Didn't Receive Draft Agreement On Renaissance Dam
SNA, 19 February 2020
The Minister of Irrigation and Water Resources, Prof. Yassir Abbass, has denied that Sudan had received draft agreement from the American side or the World Bank pertinent to the… Read more »
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